Ctrl + V and Ctrl + C doesn't work in Intellij IDEA 14.0.2

Question

I can't copy and paste code in Intellij. I've been googling for a couple hours now. Every forum where there is a solution does not work.

Ctrl+X works. Ctrl+Z works. Ctrl+V does not work. Ctrl+C does not work.

I'm using the latest version of Intellij Idea (14.0.2), I'm running Linux lite - posted here because Linux lite is based off Ubuntu and it will be similar.

Here is what happens when I right click (I don't have enough rep to post images apparently):

I looked in setting and found keymap then typed copy in the search bar and this is what came up:

Answer 1

I had this problem and it was driving me absolutely insane.

If you want to keep using the vim plugin, and have ^c and ^v work for copy / paste like it does in other applications, then you need to go to your settings, and select Other Settings / Vim Emulation (as shown below).... Then make sure that both ^c and ^v are set to be handled by the IDE (not Vim!) and everything should work fine.

Answer 2

1. You can disable vim from the tools menu (instead of uninstalling it)
2. For those who actually use vim (which is awesome) - there is an issue with copying from the run console and other outputs (this is how I stumbled onto this question), ctrl-c doesn't work there. The issue is that vim is wrapping those panels too, so you can just highlight and press 'y' :)

Answer 3

From File -> Settings -> Plugins search for ideavim plugin. When found click on it. On the right panel you will see an Uninstall button. If you click it, you can uninstall the plugin without uninstalling all of IntelliJ IDEA.

Answer 4

Either disable the ideavim plugin, or use the Vim shortcuts.

The Vim shortcuts are d, y, P/p in command mode to cut, copy and paste before/after the cursor. This clipboard is different than the clipboard in your OS. If you use Shift+Delete, Ctrl+Insert and Shift+Insert, the cut, copied or pasted content will be placed to the system's clipboard.

See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Copy,_cut_and_paste. (You can use movement command (like w) or the mouse to move the cursor around while selecting.)

Answer 5

You may try Ctrl+Insert as Ctrl+C could be in conflict with the Vim editor plugin

Answer 6

Go to Files>Settings>Keymap and change the keymap options(Upper Left hand corner) to Default for GENOME.. And Done.. Mine is working..

Answer 7

I tried many fixes online but the only thing that fixed my issues w/ copying and pasting(Especially in IntelliJ) was to install xdotool https://www.howtoinstall.co/en/ubuntu/xenial/xdotool

Especially if you have Keepass installed.

Answer 8

This helped me:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:attente/java-non-latin-shortcuts
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
restart unity-settings-daemon

UPD: more info here https://gist.github.com/d3zorg/3f71ee24b1a0a288ce27

Answer 9

Go to Tools and unclick Vim Emulator and your problems should go away. It worked for me - community version 2018.3

Answer 10

If your settings Ctrl-c and Ctrl-v in the Vim emulator are handle by Vim you can simply custom your .ideavimrc to use these shortcuts. Here is a simple way to do it, paste this line in your .ideavimrc:

set clipboard+=unnamed

you can refresh the new settings in your IDE without the need to restart the IDE by using the command vim and the path of your .ideavimrc file :

:source ~/.ideavimrc 

This method is great, simple and will allow you to use all the editing shortcuts like y, Y, p, P, x to put your code in the clipboard and use it elsewhere on the computer

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PS : Instead you can also create crazy customized macros for Ctrl-c, Crtl-v in insert, normal or visual mode using the clipboard register by using the quote key " associated with + or * depends and some key editing shortcuts like c,p,y like this :

inoremap <C-v> <Esc>"+Pa

So the behavior is fully customizable (but this is also crazyness)